| 词条 | Rollin S. Woodruff |
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|name = Rollin S. Woodruff |image = Rollin S. Woodruff (Connecticut Governor).jpg |order1 = 62nd |office1 = Governor of Connecticut |term_start1 = January 9, 1907 |term_end1 = January 6, 1909 |lieutenant1 = Everett J. Lake |predecessor1 = Henry Roberts |successor1 = George L. Lilley |order2 = 61st |office2 = Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut |term_start2 = January 4, 1905 |term_end2 = January 9, 1907 |governor2 = Henry Roberts |predecessor2 = Henry Roberts |successor2 = Everett J. Lake |office3 = Member of the Connecticut Senate |term3 = 1903 |party = Republican |birth_date = July 14, 1854 |birth_place = Rochester, New York |death_date = June 30, 1925 (aged 70) |death_place = Guilford Center, Connecticut |spouse = Kaomeo E. Perkins |children = |alma_mater = |profession = }} Rollin Simmons Woodruff (July 14, 1854 – June 30, 1925) was an American politician and the 62nd Governor of Connecticut. BiographyWoodruff was born in Rochester, New York on July 14, 1854.[1] He was the son of Jeremiah Woodruff, who was a minister; and Clarissa "Clorise" Thompson Woodruff.[2] He was educated in the public schools of Rochester and New Haven.[3] He married Kaomeo E. Perkins on January 14, 1880,[4] and they had three children, all of whom died young. CareerWoodruff was a successful businessman and was involved in several banks and corporations. He was a director of the Mechanics Bank of New Haven, the Connecticut Savings Bank, and the Connecticut Computing Machine Company. He was vice president of the Federal Adding Machine Company. In addition, Woodruff was president of Grace Hospital of New Haven and C. S. Mersick Company, a manufacturer and wholesaler of heavy hardware, railroad supplies, machinist supplies and other metal products.[5][6][7] Beginning in 1896 became active in the state militia, and in 1899 he was appointed aide-de-camp to Governor George E. Lounsbury with the rank of colonel.[8] In 1902 he became a member of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. A Republican, he was elected to one term in the Connecticut State Senate in 1903, and was chosen the Senate's President pro tempore.[9] He was President of New Haven's Chamber of Commerce from 1905 to 1907.[10] Woodruff became the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut in 1905. He held that position until 1907.[11] Winning the 1906 Republican gubernatorial nomination, Woodruff became the Governor of Connecticut on January 9, 1907. During his term, he vetoed several acts of the legislature, arguing that they were too costly. Woodruff remained active in his business. He became a member of the Union League Club. He also served as a member of the New Haven Young Men's Republican Club.[11] DeathWoodruff died in Guilford Center, Connecticut on June 30, 1925, exactly two weeks short of his 71st birthday.[12] He is interred at Evergreen Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut. References1. ^{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=William Harrison |date=1919 |title=The One Hundredth Anniversary of the First Meeting of the General Assembly |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qio6AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA86 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. |page=86}} 2. ^{{cite book |last=Cutter |first=William Richard |date=1913 |title=New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial, Volume 3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7_UsAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1564 |location=New York, NY |publisher=Lewis Historical Publishing Company |page=1564}} 3. ^{{cite book |date=1925 |title=Wesleyan University Bulletin, Issues 61-80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7a9GAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA18-PA20 |location=Middletown, CT |publisher=Wesleyan University |page=20}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Rollin S. Woodruff|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/woodnutt-woodrum.html#024.51.74|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=11 December 2012}} 5. ^{{cite book |last=Hill |first=Everett Gleason |date=1918 |title=A Modern History of New Haven and Eastern New Haven County, Volume 2 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EeknAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA68 |location=New York, NY |publisher=S. J. Clarke Publishing Company |page=68}} 6. ^{{cite book |last=Warner |first=Donald J. |date=1922 |title=Connecticut State Register and Manual |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8F1IAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA336 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=Lockwood & Brainard Co. |page=336}} 7. ^{{cite book |last=Chadwick |first=Earl Leslie |date=1909 |title=The Conservative Advocate: A Book of Biographies of Connecticut's Successful Men |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IzsEAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA3 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=Transcript Press |page=3}} 8. ^{{cite book |last=Geer |first=Elihu |date=1899 |title=Geer's Hartford City Directory, Volume 62 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p98CAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA651 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=Hartford Printing |page=651}} 9. ^{{cite book |last=Taylor |first=William Harrison |date=1903 |title=Taylor's Legislative History and Souvenir of Connecticut, Volume 4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ArRFAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA25 |location=Hartford, CT |publisher=R. S. Peck & Co. |page=25}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=Rollin S. Woodruff|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/553/000209923/|publisher=NNDB Soylent Communications|accessdate=11 December 2012}} 11. ^1 {{cite web|title=Rollin S. Woodruff|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_woodruff_rollin.html|publisher=National Governors Association|accessdate=11 December 2012}} 12. ^{{cite book |last=Cutter |first=William Richard |date=1926 |title=American Biography: A New Cyclopedia, Volume 26 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tnkKAQAAMAAJ&q=%22rollin+s+woodruff%22+1925+guilford&dq=%22rollin+s+woodruff%22+1925+guilford&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FbFlVbPKGoS9ggThyoLQDg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAg |location=Washington, DC |publisher=American Historical Society |page=5}} Further reading
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